Chapter 1074: Chapter 1068: Life-saving Pill_1 Chapter 1074: Chapter 1068: Life-saving Pill_1 “Nephew, what do you mean by this?” After Qin Lei had left, everyone turned to the village chief, clueless about what he was up to.

“Take a look yourself, uncles.” The village chief didn’t say much, letting them see for themselves. Otherwise, no matter how much he talked, it would be in vain.

“Is this for real? Is it actually that good?” The elders were a bit reluctant when they first saw it was medicine – who would ever bring medicine as a gift on New Year’s Day first thing in the morning? Yet, when they saw what it was used for, their astonishment was beyond expression.

“It should be real. I’ve heard that Qin Lei’s eldest daughter and son-in-law are now very important figures. One of my kids who is a soldier has seen them there too. He was initially interested in Qin Xue, but they weren’t meant to be after all.

He mentioned it briefly when he came home for his wedding leave recently, saying that he’d met Qin Xue’s husband in the military, and that Qin Xue is now a doctor. So this must be the real deal. Surely we don’t mind it being a medicine; after all, it treats life-threatening ailments. We should count it as a received blessing – an elixir ensuring us long life security. Wouldn’t you agree, uncles?” The village chief thought about the news he heard when he attended his nephew’s wedding at the Yues, he was skeptical at first, but now he believed.

“You’re right, nephew. We’ll accept it, just as long as we all keep our mouths shut about it. Who else knows why Thunder would so willingly give it to us?” one of the elderly asked in confusion.

“It wasn’t easy for him, I saw how much it hurt him to give it to us. Maybe this is his way of ‘buying peace by giving gifts’. I saw he had four more bottles. We should be grateful he was willing to share with us, we should be content.” Another elder commented after hearing the other one’s words.

At first, he thought it wasn’t worth much, hence he was quite contemptuous of Qin Lei’s behavior, but then he realized that Qin Lei was genuinely in pain, not intentionally showing off. He felt ashamed of his previous thoughts about Qin Lei’s generosity.

“Alright, let’s keep what we’ve got and let’s not hold grudges against Thunder. He still has parents and siblings-in-law to take care of. With his character, he would surely give them some too. In the end, he wouldn’t be left with much himself. Each to their own, wouldn’t you agree?” The oldest among them suggested after listening to the previous two.

“Big brother, we understand. The human heart is never satisfied, just like a snake swallowing an elephant, but we should be content with what we’ve been given. After all, it could save us five years of life. He was so generous, we shouldn’t cause him trouble.” Everyone agreed after hearing him out.

“Well then, let’s all head home. It’s nearly time to have our ceremonial food, no point hanging around here and delaying nephew’s work.” After deciding, everyone went home. The village chief was left alone, looking up into the sky, lost in thoughts.

“Husband, what are you looking at? Come on and finish the chores so we can eat.” Seeing the village chief like this, his wife couldn’t help but urged. It was already getting late, how could he still have the time to be daydreaming?

“Wife, keep this safe. It’s life-saving. No one in our family is allowed to mention today’s events, got it?” The village chief gave the bottle to his wife, then cautioned. As the saying goes, ‘you need not worry about a thief stealing, but about him coveting’. This was now their family heirloom; they couldn’t let anyone know about it.

The others did the same when they got home, ensuring each of their sons received one pill. They were already old and didn’t have many years left to live, the medicine wouldn’t do them much good. But it could be used by their descendants.